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Imagine you are 73-years-old who lives in South Africa and you want to visit your daughter in London. Now imagine you have a life-long fear of flying! That’s exactly the scenario faced by 73-year-old Ronnie Leach. After 72 years, Mr. Leach feared he would never conquer his fear of flying and [read more]

On Wednesday 10th August, leading low-fares airline Flybe (BE/BEE) cancelled its route between Cardiff Airport and London City Airport. In their press release, they cited Air Passenger Duty (APD) as the reason. Despite this “Local Champion” Alun Cairns MP has repeatedly voted to raise APD and opposed devolving it to [read more]

Former British Airways Pilot Cat Burton talks about her career in aviation and how diversity in aviation, in particular towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT), helped her fly as the person she really is. I just retired from my 45-year career as a British Airways pilot, having joined Cardiff [read more]

Cardiff Airport (CWL/EGFF) is known as a bucket and spade airport thanks to the majority of routes being to the traditional holiday destinations such as Spain, Greece and Portugal. But take away the likes of the Thomson, Thomas Cook & Flybe and you still have an airport that’s busy, just not [read more]

The true test of any traveller is the ability to survive the human holding pen that is the airport. As a travel blogger I have spent a disproportionate amount of time in airports and I have discovered over the years that with a spot of forward planning and research, you [read more]

For aviation lovers, the idea of a job that involves travel might sound appealing. Instead of the regular 9-5 office job, jobs that involve travel can open the door for a nomadic lifestyle and enabling you to see more of the world. But it can be difficult to know what [read more]

Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd July 2017 saw the annual Wales Airshow take place in Swansea Bay. The event attracts around 200,o00 visitors to the area for the 2-day long event which sees displays from the Red Arrows and other top aircraft displays. As with all airshows, weather [read more]

Flight Simulators such as Microsoft Flight Simulator X and X-Plane make it possible for anyone to take the controls of an aeroplane and fly around their favourite areas in high fidelity and for fans of Wales and Welsh Aviation, there is an abundance of ways to increase the realism of [read more]